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1 posted on 01/02/2024 8:05:20 AM PST by george76
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Mark Simone,a great New York talk show host,frequently makes reference to the city comparing things as they are now to before the Wuhan Flu. He regularly comments that only about 50% of those who commuted to Manhattan before the virus do so today.

That's a *hell* of a lot of expensive...empty...office space.

2 posted on 01/02/2024 8:09:19 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Proudly Clinging To My Guns And My Religion)
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Businessman said to the minister, “I need help! My warehouse burnt to the ground, my product is all gone, my customers are leaving, and I am losing everything!”

The minister told him, “You can find all the answers to your problems in the Bible.”

The guy asked, “Where should I start?”

The minister answered, “If you do not know where to look, just open the book and place your finger on the page, and start right there. Sooner or later you will find your answers.”

He opened the Bible to a spot, looked down, and found his answer staring him right in the face - “Chapter 11.”


3 posted on 01/02/2024 8:11:30 AM PST by P.O.E. (Pray for America.)
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“Pin money.” Front-hall-closet-top-shelf-cigar-box-money.

We send this much to Ukraine evey few weeks.

Quick! Tax something!!


4 posted on 01/02/2024 8:12:07 AM PST by William of Barsoom (In Omnia, Paratus)
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Consequences for the Covid reaction. Let them go bankrupt.


5 posted on 01/02/2024 8:18:22 AM PST by nonliberal (Z.)
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A great time to reduce costs. Terminate any who won’t return to their assigned office space and don’t replace them. Every government employee needs “eyes on” supervision and working from home doesn’t do it. Our government payroll is bloated and must be reduced - including the Pentagon.


6 posted on 01/02/2024 8:18:33 AM PST by elpadre
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US office buildings face $117BN debt time bomb: Mortgages due this year threaten to sink US economy as thousands of workplaces remain empty

Maybe those commercial landlords can get loans from Ukraine.

8 posted on 01/02/2024 8:20:29 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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Insert pic of Fauci laughing


9 posted on 01/02/2024 8:27:49 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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We all saw this coming.


11 posted on 01/02/2024 8:29:59 AM PST by circlecity
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Sounds like the President needs to declare a moratorium on those mortgage payments and then declare debt forgiveness for the debts.


13 posted on 01/02/2024 8:37:47 AM PST by 17th Miss Regt ( )
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The Seagram building is a famous Ludwig Mies van der Rohe building from the ‘50s. It is undoubtedly restricted from modifications as a landmark, and it likely is hard to remodel to suit current office space designs.


14 posted on 01/02/2024 8:39:42 AM PST by FarCenter
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When offices closed in 2020 I predicted it would take 3 to 5 years to trickle down into this mess.

Banks are going to fail. Let’s just hope they don’t bundle the bad paper into securities like with home mortgages in 2008.

The office building owners should get them rezoned and turn them into apartments or hotels.


25 posted on 01/02/2024 12:14:23 PM PST by Fledermaus (It's time to get rid of the Three McStooges; Mitch, Kevin and Ronna! 1 gone, 1 almost dead. )
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So much for the soft landing in the market.

Clean up on Wall street.


33 posted on 01/02/2024 3:03:14 PM PST by Vaduz
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